Chicago's other players will likely generate more interest at the trade deadline, but Donato can beat them all for sheer effort.

What happens with Lukas Reichel will be interesting to watch, plus why Chris O'Hearn was hired as vice president of hockey operations.

There might be fewer sellers around the NHL this season than usual, but the Hawks are certainly one. That scarcity of available players could drive up prices.

Philipp Kurashev had a bounce-back game, but the Chicago Blackhawks coughed up two leads — including a two-goal advantage.

The Hawks' interim coach has emphasized competitive drills in practice and brought an approach as "extremely detailed, down to the finest point."

Philipp Kurashev has been very disappointing for the Chicago Blackhawks this season after breaking out alongside Connor Bedard in 2023-24. Kurashev has fallen all the way to a fourth liner/healthy scratch and the Blackhawks would be lucky to be able to trade him this season.

The Chicago Blackhawks could find a good fit for Taylor Hall and Ryan Donato on other NHL teams in a trade. Ryan Donato and Taylor Hall are both feeling the effects of playing on a Chicago ...

The Chicago Blackhawks are well out of the playoff ... Among those, the two highest valued rental players will likely be Taylor Hall and Ryan Donato. Both players are expected to fetch around ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored 59 seconds into overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Monday night. Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored for Carolina in its second straight win. Staal picked up his 700th career point in game No. 1,300.

(AP Photo/Mike Mulholland) Chicago Blackhawks forward Ryan Donato (8) celebrates a goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Mike Mulholland) Chicago Blackhawks forward Ryan ...

Chicago Blackhawks center Ryan Donato (8) takes a shot past Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson (4) during the first period at the United Center on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (Armando L.

Zach Hyman scored a tiebreaking power-play goal in the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.